This election will cost at least $500 million ... assuming that a new variant doesn't pop up and tack on additional medical costs. https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/off/cou&document=index43&lang=e

https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/VIA_Rail_Canada_P42DC "These locomotives replaced the 7 LRC locomotives still in service and the 7 FP9Au's left on the roster. The 7 remaining P42DC's were used to replace some of the F40PH's that had been retired due to accidents."

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-and-via-rail-announce-extensive-chatham-windsor-railline-improvements-538868941.html ^ Apparently they already did, but it's still bumpier than the Dundas/Oakville subs. I guess it's because the limit is 90 mph, vs 75 mph on...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/windsorstar.com/opinion/the-stars-view-cn-could-compromise-on-noisy-new-trains/wcm/d548378f-0120-47b1-872d-f14417e0275b/amp/

I doubt that VIA is going to double-track the Chatham sub. The real bottleneck is at Komoka where VIA has to wait for freights to/from Sarnia. Chatham and Glencoe stations could get second tracks though to eliminate double-stopping.

https://rac.jmaponline.net/canadianrailatlas/

4 Advantages of sitting in a rear facing seat on VIA plus one bonus Some people get motion sickness from sitting in them, and ask the service manager for a seat change leaving you with an empty seat next to you. If the train crashes into debris and goes into emergency, the front facing people...

https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains/atlantic-canada/montreal-halifax-ocean We ask that all passengers limit their movements within the train and remain in their cabin or at their assigned seats for the duration of the trip. All meals will be provided in-cabin only and will...

Pre-COVID, metal boxes containing meal trays were loaded onto 71 in the morning in the galley of car 3. The service manager would unload these boxes in London. Meals, chocolates, and snack mixes are loaded onto trains in London by station staff as needed. The same thing happens in Kingston.

It's used to store 82/83.

Ride an LRC, then ride a rebuilt HEP. The ride quality on the LRC is way better (less screeching, vibrations, etc.) Also the aisles are wider on the LRC and the intercar doors are motorized, so the service attendants like it more too since they don't have to worry about bumping into...

Yes, what I was saying was that GO has more flexibility to deliver more frequent and affordable services as an integrated bus and rail operator vs VIA who is confined to operating trains by its mandate. And that the Feds shouldn't use federal taxpayer money to replace a failed intraprovincial...

Below is a table of the current number of daily services and the minimum fare for an adult on each carrier. # of daily services/price Brantford Niagara Falls Kitchener GO Transit 13/$15.44 18/$17.79 21/$16.32 VIA 2/$30.51 2/$20.34 2/$27.12 GO delivers between 6 and 10 for prices lower...

I meant as a future service. They'd probably have better frequencies since they have busses that can operate during off peak hours. And it's unfair that other provinces are subsidizing intraprovincial travel in Ontario through VIA.

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The had stops where you would just give your printed ticket to the driver and they'd just hold onto it. The drivers didn't have any equipment to scan the tickets. Some of my friends would just buy one ticket, and print it 3 times and split it. I had an Unlimited VIA pass so I didn't participate.

Honestly, I'd rather GO take over since it's HST-free, and they don't have variable pricing. And they have fare capping (for the commuters). Are you happy?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.macleans.ca/news/canada/harper-government-promise-of-balanced-budget-law-panned-by-critics/amp/ No Deficits Ever*

Hopefully, that $491 million will make VIA's part of the Chatham sub less bumpy.